The fight to ramp up the fear mongering over cybersecurity has reached new and even more ridiculous levels -- in which an "anonymous" government source claims (without quotations) that the head of the NSA, Gen. Keith Alexander, recently briefed the White House claiming that the non-group Anonymous ... (more)
Peter Schiff's math: A corporation pays 35% corporate tax on its
earnings, leaving 65 cents on the dollar. Shareholders pay 15% capital
gains tax, leaving about 55 cents on the dollar for the private sector
and 45 cents on the dollar for government. Obama proposes from 15% to
39.6% the capital gains tax, but factoring in the phase out of ... (more)
Two days ago I read the news that The Pirate Bay will probably be blocked in the UK. It was decided by the High Court, which funnily enough is not the first place where one would expect a court case to first appear. It seems to have been put on a fast track, which in itself raises questions and concerns.
As many of you know, I used to be the spokesperson for The Pirate Bay.
I left the site a few years ago to continue working on Flattr and other projects, but I&rsquo... (more)
Broadband providers and phone networks are to reveal to authorities your every phone call, text message, email and private social network message. New anti-terror laws could force phone networks and broadband providers to store our digital communications in databases open to security services to check up on us -- and if that doesn't worry you, just wait until the hackers get their hands on it.
The Communications Capabilities Development Plan sets out the new scheme, as suggested b... (more)
Residents of a small town in Texas are living in fear because their out of control police are essentially terrorist drug dealers who run around arresting innocent little old ladies for daring to speak out against them at council meetings.
WFAA reports:
COVINGTON - Unless you turn at the blinking light at State Highway 171 and FM 67
Politics is a form of violence. In a society where everyone has been brainwashed to worship democracy, this fact is intentionally disguised, but an objective assessment leads to this undeniable truth. The truth is Americans are just as base, violent, and oppressive as humanity has ever been. Democracy has not fixed this; it has only masked it with false language, artful systems, and an illusion of choice.
In democracy, theft by government is “taxation.” Murder by gover... (more)
Mike Kennedy, police chief of Sunriver, Oregon, was fired on February 16, receiving a reported severance package of $100,000. That sum, representing the balance of Kennedy's 2012 salary and accrued vacation time, seems more than a little extravagant, given that his position was little more than a glorified sinecure.
"This is not about Mike being a bad guy, or anything of that nature," Ron Angell, chairman of SSD's Managing Board, told the Bend Bulletin. Angell described the se... (more)
One of the craziest propaganda pieces I've ever seen. Iranian women are practicing martial arts, therefore they *could* become Iranian assassins, says CNN. They're not doing it as a part of a state run program, they're doing it for recreation, but could they turn into Iranian ninja assassins and wage war on the US? "Possibly."
I am not making this up. Here is what Paul Krugman said during an interview with Playboy:
The fact is the Great Depression ended largely thanks to a guy named Adolf Hitler. He created a human catastrophe, which also led to a lot of government spending.
And it sounds like he wouldn't have a problem with another Hitler. Krugman went on:
As you know, I’m famous for worrying about space aliens. It looks li
On October 1, 2011, over 700 Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge. Most of the protesters, including Malcolm Harris, were charged with the mundane crime of disorderly conduct, a "violation" under New York law that has a maximum punishment of 15 days in j... (more)
A 20-year-old woman has been left brain dead – after she was Tasered by police and smacked her head on the ground.
Danielle Maudsley had been taken to a Florida Highway Patrol Station after being arrested for a suspected hit-and-run in September. Handcuffed, she ran out of the door.
But as footage from a police cruiser dashboard camera reveals, Trooper Daniel Cole, who this week was cleared of any wrongdoing, fired a Taser’s electric probes into her back... (more)
According to Prof. Aeon Skoble, smoking bans are on the rise in America. At first glance, this trend seems to stage a battle of rights. The smoker claims to have the right to smoke, while the nonsmoker claims the right to clean air in "public" places such as restaurants and bars.
In an important way, however, restaurants and bars are private places. The... (more)
Sonoma County prosecutors are seeking a court order to remove two videos posted on the Internet that appear to show a Santa Rosa police officer pummeling a West County artist during an arrest.
Deputy District Attorney Andrew Lukas has requested that lawyers for Thomas Flournoy, 49, who was charged with obstructing officers, be forced to take down the videos posted on YouTube and linked to a story in The Press Democrat.
One of the videos of the September confrontatio... (more)
This is not a political war at all. This is not a cultural war. This is a spiritual war. And the Father of Lies has his sights on what you would think the Father of Lies would have his sights on: a good, decent, powerful, influential country - the United States of America. If you were Satan, who would you attack in this day and age. There is n... (more)
What I find most interesting about his theory is the idea "Satan" would solely target the United States. Talk about American exceptionalism! - Chris
